Symantec

Symantec

Security firm Symantec was attacked by a hacker back in February 2021 in which the hackers extracted some of the data.

This comprises not only passwords but a list of Symantec clients -- including government agencies.

The hacker was able to access a list of clients using Symantec's CloudSOC services, account managers and account numbers.

Source: https://betanews.com/2019/06/14/symantec-hack/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/symantec

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
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                        'name': 'Symantec',
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 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
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                                              'government agencies',
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                                              'account managers',
                                              'account numbers']},
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